THINGS GO PEAR-SHAPED IN DUBLIN ! My first timetable challenge failure, but not as expected.

[@robski8604]

Ok, seeing bloke running, filming, and talking to the camera at once definitely deserves the like😂😂

[@gwenmonty]

Scott you deserve a coffee after that stressful adventure! Thanks for your always entertaining videos! Cheers from a fan from 🇨🇦!

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Hi Gwen, thanks for your support. It really does keep me going.

[@steve-marsh]

Hard luck mate! I always find disembarkation from ferries a very slow process, so when you mentioned you had 55 mins I thought 'oh oh'. Although you still made it, I'd have been a lot happier to arrive in time to find the right stop, although that would have screwed up the whole idea of the challenge I guess! So good on you for giving it a go. And hey, you were on the right (left!) side of the plane for the flight back, some fantastic views out your window :) Cheers, these timetable challenges are some of my favourites! EDIT: meant to also say - your ability to go without sleep is seriously impressive.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

One day I fear the sleep deprivation will catch up with me. Until then... keep the camera running.

[@samuzamorano23]

The things Scott does for this channel and for us are both amazing and stupid (in a good way)! I love this channel and I love Scott goddammit!!

[@Ahoy8]

19:01 Scott u should have stayed on that bus it changes at the airport to go to Belfast city centre

[@LindaRoberson-y6g]

Tremendous effort, Scott. We follow you every week and we are very impressed by your fortitude! 3 from New Zealand

[@traceys8065]

The things you do to keep us entertained Scott, Just know we appreciate it. Better luck next time.

[@Proteus007]

Hello from Canada. Love your challenges and the plain speak. One suggestion - for challenges like these maybe showing a map outline of your trip would be helpful, particularly for those of us not so familiar with the UK.

[@crazyfroggie6546]

What a journey. Cant help thinking you need a folding bike with you on some of these trips Scott.

[@gdwnet]

Great video and one hell of a challenge. Got to admit your video from the ATR was perfect, always love watching the propeller spin during my flights so thanks for that footage!

[@FlokeMcWud]

Long time sub. For whatever it's worth, these are your best vids by far. Massive thumbs up. 👍

[@flangewaffle]

Great video again Scott. Be good to see a map at the beginning of your circle route and a quick shot of how far you've got at each junction? For the next one maybe. Keep em coming

[@simont7163]

Thanks

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Hi Simon. Greetings from Prague. Thanks for your support.

[@vlakydavid]

​@@PlanesTrainsEverythingWoah I'm from Czechia. Hope you record some video on the czech railways as well :-D

[@Roany59263]

There was a few different options open to you. Aircoach, Bus Eirann, city link all leave from the city centre or else get the train. You were a few mins away from Connolly train station or busarus bus station.

[@johnboden5122]

Yeah I think there is a 06:50 Aircoach to Belfast that would have been only 30 mins later - but maybe it wouldn’t have worked when he got to Belfast

[@martinputt6421]

Great video Scott, hats off to you for giving this challenge a go. I can't how annoying it must have been to get to the bus stop in time only for no bus to actually stop there.

[@rogertemple7193]

I've really been enjoying your adventures traveling on the trains and walking the countryside take care and have an awesome week until next time thank you.☕👋🇬🇧

[@DaithiNaughton]

Out of curiosity, after missing the bus in Dublin, why did you choose to fly to Scotland instead of the train from Connolly Station to Belfast?

[@Trond_travels]

What you do for KZbin, is amazing 😊 Thank you for the entertainment 😊

[@howardbreen15]

Your videos are brilliant. What an excellent insight into the Euro travel experience! I'm telling all I know about this channel!!

[@longrider8265]

Thanks for showing the reality we all face if we do not have local knowledge and rely on google or similar. Still, I’m old enough to recall travelling before the internet with paper maps and guidebooks. A lot of these sorts of challenges would have been so much harder to plan - maybe even not worth trying. An entertaining video - keep up the great work.

[@29brendus]

When you were in Dublin at Custom House Quay, the train station was 2 mins away to get to Belfast, then ferry to Cairnryan.

[@katrinabryce]

Arrive Dublin 5:30 Depart Dublin 7:35, arrive Belfast 9:48 Depart Belfast ferry 11:30 (is this realistic?), arrive Cairnryan 13:52 Depart Cairnryan 14:15 (this bus links with the ferry, so should work), arrive Buchanan Bus Station 16:25 Or alternatively get to Europa Bus Station by 10:20 (is this realistic?) and get the Ulsterbus to the ferry terminal that liks with the ferry from there. I guess that's what he was aiming for.

[@RetiredCarton]

​@@katrinabryceIn normal times getting into Belfast at 9:48 from Dublin and wanting to be in Europa for 10:20 is absolutely doable - there's very frequent trains linking the two and its about a 10 minute journey. However great victoria street being demolished in favour of Belfast grand central and trains avoiding that area altogether put an end to that, at least until Belfast Grand Central opens

[@gs3298]

If arriving in Dublin at 5.30. AirCoach leaving Dublin city centre Gresham Hotel at 6.20 arriving in Belfast Glengal Street (Europa Station) 9.20 or Translink usually linked with Dublin bus leaving Dublin Busáras bus station at 6.45 arriving in Belfast Europa Station at 9.35. There is the Hannon coach service from Belfast I think now from Europa Station at 10.30 direct to Glasgow Buchanan Street arriving at 16.00. The coach drives on to and off the stena ferry so no changing services.

[@matthewfrizzell1113]

Yeah it would have been as next ferry is at 3:30pm​@katrinabryce

[@philiporawe9873]

Yes was thinking that. Aiming for that very tight bus connection doesn't make sense, train from Dublin, rail replacement from Newry to Belfast, then 15 minute taxi Lanyon Place to Stena Belfast Port should have worked comfortably.

[@gazzythomas]

I would have pre-booked a taxi at the port too

[@frazerco]

I often get the bus to belfast. You were so close to the stop I was yelling at the screen. I think they have a map on the ticket that shows the actual stop further up. I always have to confirm the stop with tourists but am glad to help them.

[@markanderson9559]

Great attempt Scott keep up the good work 👍

[@abitofeverything7951]

Scott only letting u know there is so many buses to Belfast from Dublin. Three different operators Aircoach Translink and national express version plus a train so think u could have got one of them and made the ferry in Belfast 😊

[@herschell64]

Good to see the old style railway poster at Chester, I love seeing them

[@david5845]

You are a star!!

[@kevinoconnor2754]

Another great video Scott, despite not making back as planned to Glasgow. I know it is of little consolation but there might have been a plan B from Dublin AirCoach run a not very well advertised bus from Dublin - Derry via Dublin Airport, Belfast and Belfast International. It's the 705x, there is one that leaves Dublin O'Connell Street at 6:50am and would have got you into Belfast (outside Europa Bus Station) at 9:20am. Assuming then you were getting the 10:30 Hannon Coach service back to Glasgow, this would have got you there on time. This doesn't show up on travel planners from TFI or on Google Maps for some reason but is a useful service and runs express from Dublin Airport to Belfast, when prices are up the wall getting into Dublin I fly into Belfast on the first service of the morning and use a handy timed service into Dublin at 8:20am. It's longer but often cheaper.

[@gavincassells7585]

My experience with the Nolan's coach that's sitting outside the Stena terminal is that it goes as soon as everyone is through the terminal doors and it's clear that no one else wants the bus. It's only route is Stena Terminal to Heuston Station and it doesn't seem to follow a strict timetable. I can usually (but not always) make it from a 23:45 dockside arrival to catch a 0:35 Luas from the city centre, so I would have trusted in that to get you to George's Quay (the quay opposite where your Belfast Bus went from). I look forward to the next attempt! :)

[@MrKiwi200]

As an Irishman. Things always go pear shaped on Dublin transport. 😂

[@shanegermany5803]

Firstly Scott, don’t give up on doing these challenges, they are great fun, even if like this one, it doesn’t go to plan. I would have pre booked a taxi to Dublin and I would have also booked a flight from Dublin to Edinburgh just as precaution if it did fail, you have a cheap flight back home and wouldn’t have lost that much money-if it had gone to plan, but at least you wouldnt have to pay out £££ for a flight home. Best of luck next time

[@dennismatthews6660]

Entertaining as always. Thank you!

[@ciaramc29]

You probably needed to be outside the Custom House Building, the Quay starts there and goes to the CHQ. But you had figured that out before anyone has a go at me again!

[@ricardosam8050]

Love watching your clips pal😊😊😊😊😊

[@caledonia8877]

Love the Swiss Railway influenced Mondaine wristwatch! 👍

[@Saltybuher]

Thank you I asked Scott what brand it is but no reply. Too busy gallivanting.

[@donring]

If you are at Dublin airport for a Ryanair flight with time to spare you can go airside and thru security via T2 even though you are departing from T1. You will probably get thru security quicker and T2 shops/food options are better. There is a very nice bar with good food options called The Fallow. The extra walk is only around 5 mins if you go down on the lift towards the 400 gates and then follow the signs to the Ryanair 100 gates. You will pass the T1 security and shops on the way. On Ryanair being bandits it is a known part of their economic model to hike prices on last minute flights as they know people booking at the last minute have less choice. In fairness it probably allows their normal fares to be cheaper. Booking 5/6 weeks in advance is ususally the cheapest or during seat sales.

[@kevinmcanulty2593]

brave man taking on such a challenge,thanks for video

[@rbrouns9569]

Scott, really sorry to see your challenge go wrong; even with the best of preparations something can happen. But, as always, the video was very enjoyable to look. Greetings from the Netherlands, Ralf

[@simonhutchings6073]

Failure rewarded you with a bonus flight on an ATR 😃👍

[@aviationtrainsfc1]

Old Livery aswell

[@peteking8063]

Great video again Scott. Love it

[@anthonycurran362]

I didn't realise you were an athlete 😯

[@jomillie12]

Was on the Adventure last week, we always get a cabin because if you drive it’s nice to kick your shoes off and get some sleep, hopefully your try this one again. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tomflaherty4116]

You did well to run that in 35 mins proper work out 😂😂. Great video

[@KeefsCattys]

You put yourself through SO much stress for our entertainment . Hope you get to go to a lovely destination on your next adventure . Safe travels Scott

[@paradoxparade1]

Lol, how dramatic.

[@garyrobinson8665]

Another fun video Scott. I'm loving your channel

[@sowitandhopeitgrows]

Run around the corner from customs house quay to Busarus (5 minutes) and get regular bus services to Belfast

[@dianewood15]

Another fab video Scott That must have been stressful

[@jamessmith6402]

Thanks Scott that was a brave attempt 👍

[@GabrielsReviews]

6:00 That's one of Merseyrail new stadler class 777s 6:05 That's one of Avanti's new Evelo fleet

[@Johnbgoode-s7c]

Favourite KZbin channel this. Excellent 👍👍

[@richardoliver6131]

Well done it was valid effort

[@DailyPassenger]

great job on the video, showing Dublin natural beauty! appreciate that you took the time to learn about so many history & spoke about it to help educate others. thank you for visiting 😬 New subscriber and follower from Bangalore

[@horsehollerer]

I have an idea: Do a timetable challenge in Switzerland with 10-15 changes of 5 minutes or less each. TBH, I can't see what could possibly go wrong but I suppose you never know 😉

[@alexmcwhirter6611]

Or maybe Scott could be more intrepid and do a timetable challenge with Germany's DB !

[@jgcondron]

Swiss trains do run late.

[@timbounds7190]

@@jgcondron Even better, try something in Japan! In Japan, being on time means less than 10 seconds late!

[@horsehollerer]

@@alexmcwhirter6611 Ha yes, I'm thinking maybe 3 connections of 2-4 hours across a single weekend ought to make it exciting!

[@horsehollerer]

@@jgcondron Hence the challenge! Ish

[@People_of_the_Mouse]

Lovely flying whether.

[@jeannellies4778]

You poor soul. You so nearly made it. Well done tho for making an entertaining video for us folks. Thank you. 😊

[@AngelaDoyne]

great stuff,really enjoy your adventures,

[@AlanSelkirk]

I can feel his stress

[@Laurence45007]

You should have went to Busaras, Custom Sq Dublin. Busescto Belfast every hour

[@chrisoconnor9521]

Came here to say the same thing.

[@dazlebluefrogify]

I've just watched your 3 challenge love the 3rd where you say at the end "challenge 4 i'll make easier"😂😂

[@happysporran]

A valiant attempt Scott

[@6yjjk]

3:00 I used to live near Runcorn East, so I'm very familiar with that 7-minute connection. It worked every time I wasn't doing it and just standing on the platform, and didn't work pretty much half the times I was. And that was with Virgin, not Avanti.

[@28swphotography]

"Two hours to kill in Holyhead!" That is literally the thing from Nightmares.......

[@robmontier3770]

Sounds like a horror movie

[@bendavis6347]

Still a really enjoyably video, shame about not pulling off the challenge .. but looking forward to the next one. Keep up the good work 👍

[@gingersheep4566]

Good to see the progress of the new swing bridge over the Clyde at least!

[@richmottershaw9720]

Another excellent video Thank you for sharing Nice to see you visit my local station at chester

[@siobhancrawford7236]

great video Scott. Sorry it was a fail but there's always next time! hehe xxx

[@scottgordon1781]

Never been a fan of sitting in line of a turbo fan blade :-) Would be quick though :-) From Scott :-)

[@seanhughes9659]

Buses to the airport stop opposite the 3 Arena, there was no need to 'leg it' up the quays.

[@carolgraham4537]

Great offe in Black Sheep. Done the journey to Warrington Bank Quay when visiting my son who lives near Nottingham.

[@paulgibsonphotography]

Great Video Scott

[@sophiemartin6952]

Chester is my hometown, been at that station hundreds of times 😊

[@matthewirwin141]

Me too

[@viviennekenyon2306]

Hi Scott, I found your channel couple weeks ago, been watching on catchup, love them as I love travelling on my own and it's great 2c where u get 2 and the many challenges en route, exciting tho! Jeep em coming, Viv in Darlo x

[@otisreed8799]

You’ll have to start filming your trips and posting them… though I think the viewers here love it when it goes pear shaped 😅

[@davidhaslam1056]

Ahhh.. those pesky bag ladies that come from somewhere, and cause absolute carnage. Noooooo! 😅

[@beverlyzimmermann5868]

Great vlog, enjoyed on Sunday morning,🖐🇺🇸

[@tomfarrelly4552]

Your explanation now makes sense. I was thinking that you were about 200/300 metres further away when you stopped and was looking for your bus stop. You needed to be at the Custom House - Bloody Google maps

[@damianwalls1262]

Entertaining. Give it another go!

[@sgtcrabfat]

Chester is well worth a visit, been twice, hope to go again.

[@martinmaxfield8285]

Yay, you stopped over at Bank Quay Station. Spotted the Patten Arms Hotel just outside the station, and you showed Crosfields Soapworks behind you on the other side. Sorry you failed the challenge, that was just plain bad luck

[@tmn278]

Great Video! Always enjoy watching your adventures. Perhaps you can attempt it again some day. I have done that walk/run through the Dublin docks a number of times when pushed for time its horrible and seems almost never ending. Best wishes.

[@henrimichelpierreplana4332]

Hi scott. Love your channel. I love trains. May be, for none uk viewers, you can put a map at the beginning.

[@jonjohnson2844]

Love how they've made a device that looks just like the stopwatch app!

[@angelaaz6282]

Glad you were able to get back to Glasgow via Aer Lingus at least! 😅

[@carolynstewart9103]

Aw Scott well done anyway..saw you flew over kirkintilloch...look forward to the next video once you've rested.😊

[@flyingmyles]

These are my favourite videos that you do! Thanks very much, but technically you didn't fail, still made it back just a different way than planned

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

12:30 in all of my 23 years living in Manchester and coming home to family in Ireland, I very rarely get a cabin for the 3 hours crossing from Holyhead to Dublin - I’m not really a fan of the Stena Adventurer and my favourite ferry is the Irish Ferries Ulysses Cruise Ferry, where I always pay a bit extra for the Club Class Lounge - I’d love to see Irish Ferries operating its ferries from Liverpool (City Centre - old port, not Birkenhead) to Dublin, even the Dublin Swift Fast Ferry, from Liverpool to Dublin, even though the crossing time from Liverpool to Dublin is 8 hours - and yes, getting from Dublin Port into Dublin City Centre can be a real problem, as there is no LUAS Trams or DART trains all the way down to the Irish Ferries and Stena Terminals, even though Dublin Port has been expanded to take cruise ships

[@mjt8199]

I did the 0215 Dublin-Holyhead crossing and paid the tenner for a seat in the Hygge lounge. Worth every penny as the seat helped me sleep for three hours and you get complimentary hot drinks as well.

[@martinahardaker8739]

Unlucky mush. Good effort anyway. Didn't have time to visit the famous Wigan Pier then. Take a evening stroll along the enchanting Leeds to Liverpool canal.

[@CesaresChannel]

Great channel. Keep the content coming

[@sandiandgregh]

Aww, too bad. We were hoping for a glimpse of Belfast. I guess we’ll just head there ourselves. :) Fail or success, your challenge videos are always excellent.

[@jamesjimbob71]

i, like you always much prefer to have a long wait at the station because i am a wheelcair user and need time for the guards( if they are around) to put e on the train, if there is a shop/cafe on the station thats even better

[@cheryllochhead4714]

I see you flew over the Renfrew Bridge,which has been put together joined up,we flew over it when coming back from Bulgaria

[@chrisyoung3380]

Trust me! Beautiful and Warrington bank quay don't belong in the same sentence! 🤣

[@briwire138]

Oi, pack it in.

[@malthuswasright]

I'd have taken the 7 minute connection. Even that is too long at Warrington Bank Quay - certainly an hour is way too long. Nice shot of the soap factory though.

[@pete9875]

Great video, like your watch, copy of swiss official railway clock, great choice

[@leonardcseh9134]

Great video, a shame that you hit a snag. Please try a challenge in Europe (Italy perhaps) or even Japan. I love the train system in Japan especially the places you have to stand on the platform and the doors arrive at that very spot when the train pulls in (I am easily pleased). Great content though, keep them coming

[@Theendoftheday1963]

Can’t win them all. Better luck next time Scott

[@SamanthaAnderson-o6o]

There are usually quite a few options to get to Belfast from Dublin - the Dublin Express, Translink X1 and Aircoach. However, finding the correct bus stop is usually a bit of a nightmare - even the public Translink X1 that leaves from Busaras doesn't leave from the actual bus station, but pulls up outside it. Lots of privately run buses go from one of the many stops on Custom House Quay, and it's a nightmare to find the right one! There's also usually the train from Connolly, but these have a rail replacement bus for the summer due to major works at the train station in Belfast. Great video though 🙂

[@UserUCKANAOD8SlYguEhbCkUdlMQ]

Sadly this is the joys of Ireland and them refusing to have any kind of integrated bus network so 3rd party providers information is just none existent. Only Dublin Bus matters, everyone else can go and stuff themselves. Never understood why the Irish authorities are so against 3rd party bus operators.

[@stephenmardon6781]

Çhester is a good stop and city centre is well worth an explore.

[@Chris-s4l8z]

I would have stayed in Dublin for a day or three and sampled a few glasses of porter.....

[@davidknox5929]

Too expensive!

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Get a bus out of Dublin for a few days.

[@Chris-s4l8z]

Dublin can be expensive, but if you stay out of the tourist areas prices for a pint are not too bad.....I paid £6.70 for a pint of Guinness in Leamington spa the other day expensive .​@@davidknox5929

[@GabrielsReviews]

If you do that ,you'd miss the 24 hour rule .

[@dazlebluefrogify]

Well done scott for another great video ,dont let this challenge beat you try again now you know where the bus leaves from😂😂 maybe next time buy a cheap ryanair ticket well in advance in case it does go par shaped again lol😂😂😂

[@bryan3550]

Well, Scott, at least the ferry looked good... I travelled from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire (as you had to in 1972) and spent the trip sitting on a suitcase, on deck! There was no one in First Class but they made up capacity by over-booking Economy so no seats for lots of us. Memorable..! 🤯

[@stuartibbertson2009]

fantastic video